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<img width="200" height="83.75" title="dead drops connect to…" alt="drop dead sexy dead drop" src="img/deaddrop.jpg" class="decorative-image float-left" />
<img title="…copycat" alt="clever little copycat" class="decorative-image float-right" width="200" height="159.25" style="margin-top:-76px" src="img/copycat.jpg"/>
CopyCat is a little homebrew box for syncing your usb flash drive with <a href="http://deaddrops.com">deaddrops</a>. It's designed to be cheap, easy to use, easy to modify, and open.
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<h3 style="margin-top:40px">Table of Contents</h3>
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	<li><a href="ingredients">Ingredients</a>
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			<li>Hardware</li>
			<li>Software</li>
			<li>Tools</li>
			<li>Skills and knowledge</li>
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	<li><a href="recipe">Recipe</a>
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			<li>Install OS</li>
			<li>Configuring the NSLU2</li>
			<li>Installing sync script</li>
			<li>Wiring it all together</li>
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<h2 name="ingredients" >Ingredients</h2>
<h3>Hardware</h3>
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	<dt><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NSLU2">Linksys NSLU2 (aka The Slug)</a></dt>
	<dd>This is longer manufactured, but easy to find on eBay. . PLEASE NOTE I've ordered a cheap contemporary alternative, the NS-K330. I'll write up how I get along with that soon. </dd>
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	<dt><a href="">Rechargeable external battery pack</a></dt>
	<dd>There are hundreds of devices like this. You need to make sure it can handle 1Amp of output. I chose this model as it has it has to power output USB ports, so opens the possibility of powering more than one device at a time!</dd>
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	<dt>2 x Various charger plugs</dt>
	<dd>One that fits the NSLU2, and the other that fits the adapter type that connects to the battery. I was able to find these in a bit box of old power adapters I have. This is very much a fudge it as you go along problem, so there's little advice I can give other than the fact the NSLU2 power adapter carries the positive terminal on the inner hole of the plug.</dd>
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	<dt><a href="">Electrical connector block</a></dt>
	<dd>Vanilla connector block, these things are cheap, readily available and multi-purpose. The hardware hackers second best friend ( soldering iron tops it )</dd>
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<h3>Software</h3>
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<li><a href="http://downloads.openwrt.org/backfire/10.03/ixp4xx/openwrt-nslu2-squashfs.bin">Openwrt 10.03 "backfire" ( this is the OS for the device )</a></li>
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<h3>Tools</h3>
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	<li>Screwdriver</li>
	<li>RJ45 Cable + LAN</li>
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<h3>Skills and Knowledge</h3>
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	<li>Basic shell scripting and command line knowledge</li>
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<h2 name="recipe" >Recipe</h2>

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